Two die after car plunges into Oyo river

No fewer than two persons have been confirmed dead by the Oyo Fire Service after their vehicle plunged into a river in Ona Ara Local Government Area of the state.

As gathered, the vehicle, travelling on high speed, lost control, skied off the road and plunged into Ariyo river along Amuloko axis of the state.

On Saturday, it was learnt that bodies of the deceased occupants of the ill-fated Toyota Avensis vehicle were recovered by the fire service officials after it plunged into the river yesterday.

In a statement on Saturday, the Chairman of the Oyo State Fire Service, Maroof Akinwande, confirmed that the victims had been recovered and handed over to the Nigeria Police Force.

“A distress call was received at exactly 21:40hrs on Friday, May 29, 2026, regarding a road traffic accident involving a Toyota Avensis with an unknown registration number that lost control while in motion and plunged into a nearby river,” the statement said.

He added that fire officers were immediately deployed to the scene after receiving the alert through a phone call.

“Immediately the information was received, fire officers led by ACFS Amoo promptly mobilized to the scene. On arrival, it was confirmed that the vehicle had swerved off the road and submerged in the river,” Akinwande said.

He said the rescue team carried out recovery operations and successfully retrieved two casualties from the submerged vehicle.

“The rescue team immediately commenced the operations by applying all necessary rescue operational procedures and successfully recovered two casualties from the vehicle,” he said.

The victims were later handed over to police officers led by ASP Adesuwa Sesan of the Ogbere Target Police Station in Ibadan for further investigation.

Akinwande said the fire service had responded promptly to the emergency and completed the recovery operation in line with standard procedures.